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AMD's Chief Praises Employees,
Chip Maker's Progress vs. Intel

SAN FRANCISCO -- Intel Corp's leader may be firing off angry memos to employees about recent missteps. But it's a much different story at rival chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

Hector Ruiz, AMD's chief executive, on Tuesday sent an all-hands e-mail that effusively praises the company's employees for their recent performance. While never mentioning Intel by name, the memo makes the case that AMD is no longer a technological...